Siliguri College

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Siliguri College
Other name
Siliguri City College
Mottoआत्मदीपो भव
TypeUndergraduate college
Public college
Established8 October 1950;74 years ago (1950-10-08)
Accreditation NAAC accredited with grade B+ (Cycle 2)
Principal Dr. Sujit Ghosh
Address
Ward 17, Hakim Para
,
Siliguri
,
West Bengal
,
734001
,
India

26°42′41″N88°25′54″E / 26.7112702°N 88.4317823°E / 26.7112702; 88.4317823
CampusUrban
Affiliations University of North Bengal
Website http://siliguricollege.org.in/
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Location in West Bengal
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Siliguri College (India)

Siliguri College (also known as Siliguri City College), established on 8 October 1950, [1] is the oldest college in Siliguri, in the Indian state of West Bengal. The college was earlier affiliated to the University of Calcutta till 1962 but later got changed to the University of North Bengal. It is now affiliated and accredited to University of North Bengal. The college offers Undergraduate courses in Arts and Sciences and also offers Postgraduate courses in Bengali and Geography. It offers admissions to students based on their merit in academics. Siliguri College also offers schemes like NSS and NCC for the benefit of students. The campus is located in Darjeeling district of West Bengal.

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Siliguri college,1950

History

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Siliguri College Administrative Block

Siliguri college was established on 8 October 1950 by Government of West Bengal under a dispersal scheme of the Refugee Relief and Rehabilitation Department with a view to imparting higher education to the refugee student population of the post-partition of Siliguri. Initially, after inception it was affiliated to Calcutta University. Later, in 1962, it transferred to the University of North Bengal. [2]

Programmes Offered

Under Graduate Programmes (UG)Post Graduate Programmes (PG)
Arts and HumanitiesArts and Humanities

BA General, Sanskrit, Nepali, Bengali, Hindi, English, History, Economics (B.A.), Geography (B.A.),Political Science, Sociology, Philosophy,Mass communication & Journalism, Physical Education, Environment Studies

Bengali(M.A.), Geography (M.A.)
SciencesScience

B.Sc. General, Physics,Chemistry,Mathematics,Zoology, Botany, Statistics, Microbiology, Geography (B.Sc.), Economics (B.Sc.), Computer Science, Physiology, Bachelors of Computer Applications (BCA)]

Geography (M.Sc.)
ManagementBachelor's of Business Administration (BBA)

Civil Aviation, Tour & Travel Management

Affiliation and Accreditation

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Siliguri College NAAC Certificate

The college is recognized by the University Grants Commission (UGC). [1] It was accredited by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC), and awarded B+ grade. [3] The college was affiliated to University of Calcutta till 1962. Currently it is affiliated to University of North Bengal.

Library

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Siliguri college Central Library

The college has a library with a collection of text and reference books. Currently, it contains around 45151 regular and out of print volumes. 5 newspapers are available in the library and 10 printed journals are subscribed. [4]

Hostel

The college also contains two separate hostels for boys and girls. Boys hostel has a capacity of 63 students whereas newly build girls hostel can accommodate up to 48 students. [2]

Notable alumni

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Colleges in West Bengal, University Grants Commission
  2. 1 2 "Office Of The Principal, Siliguri College" . Retrieved 18 January 2013.
  3. ↑ "Siliguri College".
  4. ↑ https://sites.google.com/siliguricollege.in/library Siliguri college Central Library website
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